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constructor

American  
[kuhn-struhk-ter] / kənˈstrʌk tər /
Or constructer

noun

  • constructors
    plural
  1. a person or thing that builds.

  2. a person or company engaged in the construction business.

  3. a person who devises crossword puzzles.


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Etymology

Origin of constructor

First recorded in 1610–20; construct + -or 2

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But feeding the Barbary macaques is "not a great idea, because you can hurt them, because you give them anything", added the constructor designer.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

"It will be incredibly naive to think that because we achieved the constructor championship, now we deserve it for the future," Stella told the podcast.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2025

The Leclerc finish helped Ferrari cut its deficit to Mercedes to four points for second in the constructor championship heading into next week’s finale at Abu Dhabi.

From Washington Times Nov. 19, 2023

The Leclerc finish helped Ferrari cut its deficit to Mercedes to four points for second in the constructor championship headed into next week’s finale at Abu Dhabi.

From Seattle Times Nov. 18, 2023

The ingenuity displayed in the Borghesi clock by its constructor, Bartolomeo Antonio Bertolla, requires a consideration of the other examples of his work that have survived.

From The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 by Silvio A. Bedini

Not for constructors like India-born Mangesh Ghogre, who came to the U.S. on an H-1B visa to make puzzles and who cleverly works Indian themes into his grids.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2025

Unfortunately his poor performances are the reason Red Bull slipped to third in the constructors'.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2024

Max Verstappen won the driver championship with six races remaining on the schedule, and Red Bull locked up the constructors title even earlier.

From Washington Times Oct. 16, 2023

Verstappen won a record 15 races last season and a second consecutive F1 title, and Perez added another two victories as the 17 total wins in 23 races easily gave Red Bull the constructors title.

From Seattle Times Mar. 19, 2023

He is greatest in an attack; he is a capital puller-down: when any thing is to be built up, you will not find Thiers among the constructors.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

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